Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-16
A FINE LECTURE
BY DIR. S. l.. JBPSON BEFORE THE Y.
VI. c. 3.
A Crowded Rnn-An A~PprsciAivs Audience
And an Instructive
Address
The course of weekly talks which have

Inc course Oi Weekly tAihS WHICH uaNC
been in progress at the Young Mems
Christian Association rooms for some time,
are proving more successful than was even
supposed when they were begun. The room
was crowded with men last highland not
all of them young either-to hear the talk
of DR.. S. L. Jepson on the subject of the
heart, lungs and brain, under the title OF
The Tripod of Life" The speaker dis
cussed his subject under four general
heads: the heart, the lungs, the hygiene
of the heart and lungs and the brain and
nervous system.
He began by describing the heart and
CirculatOry system and repeated the in
structiOns which should be remembered by
all persons, in cases of cuts OF injuries
where il Is necessary to stop the flow of
blood, that the proper mode of proceeding
is 10 compress the vein or artery which Is
severed and 10 leave the wound exposed
rather than TO conceal the danger by a
bandage and allow the bleeding to continue
until it terminates, perhaps, fatally.
When an artery is severed, which may be
known by the fact OF the blood coming in
spurts and also by its bright color, the
proper way is 10 compress the part between
the wound and the heart, but when a vein
is injured the pressure should be eNerted
Oh the side ofthe wound from the heart.
In his description of the respiratory or
gans he illustrated by means OF diagrams,
which he chalked upon the blackboard,
the structure of the ribs and the diaphragm
the broad, flat muscle which divides the
breathing apparatus from the stomach,
and stated that the breathing of males dit
fered from that of females in the respect
that the respiration Of the former was pro-
duced mainly by the action OF the dla'
phragm, while that OF the latter was mainly
by the action of the muscles which con-
meet and move the ribs, and gave the
reason for the difference.
He then spoke of the action and purposes
Of the heart and lungs in purifying the
blood aud gave some valuable hints on the
necessity of pure air and free ventilation l n
preserving a healthy action of these organs.
He said that in faimting nature indicated
the proper course to pursue, by Knocking
the patient down, and stated that IN the
treatment OF tainting n recumbent position
was'iar more preferable than an upright
one, on account of the aid eXerted by gra-
yitation in returning the blood TO the
brain and restoring its action. lie spoke
Of the effects of ice water on the system
and of the treatment of colds, and SAID
that ice water should be used in
moderation aud that colds should be
checked, at least, by keeping the patient as
warm as possible and ~endeavOring to cause
sweating. He also spoke Of the necessity
of breathing through the rose 10 preserve
the health of the lungs.
The brain, the spinal cords and the
nerves We're spoken OF at length. lie
criticised the notion that n fish diet would
make an intellectual man, and in that
connection read the following poem taken
from the Springfield Rcpubtcda:
There is q party. fat and stout
A. any Turk on BurphOrus,
Who at our dInurr-tablc sits,
And Hc'cr his babblr intcrmits.
Bot pTate> Oi mr,h and wheaton grIt'
Aud "mvau amount Of phosphorus.
He alwuy> air, hi iav"ritc theme
Nor cares "a penny : los for us
Bur rails at beet with Pooh, and "Pish,'
And calls for cod and other tsh.
Hoping tn ilU-hl- dearest wish
Tine mean amount "i phosphorus.
oh that he'd change lii boarding place
Twuuld surely H. no los for Us
Eut there one consolation yet.
lis star. ascendant, Su.u Will >rt,
some time. he'll die. and then hC Il get
His IncuU Wuuuut %: phosphorus.
Reflex action, - or force stored up in the
nerve ganglIa which manitests itself indie
pendently of the brain, was discussed and
illustrated and the cases OF 4 frog jumping
after its brain had been cut out or "A snake
moving after it had been killed,
were explained by this. Dreams
and double action Of the brain
were also discussed together with the
effect OF emotions oil the body and nerves.
The Doctor time expired before he COM
pleted his talk, but at the request of the
audience he spoke a halt hour longer. The
lecture was a most able one and was rel
iShcd by all. Next Tuesday Mr.. Fred.
Williams will speak on the Manufacture
ofSteam, - and all are invited.